Miniature Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulpah085&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, near white flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpah085’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2010 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpah085’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The male pollen parent plant has light yellow flowers, while the new variety has near white flowers. The female seed parent plant is more compact in growth height, reaching 25 cm in one season, while the new variety grows to 35 cm in one season.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant near white flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded rose and on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpah085’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2010 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpah085’ was selected in the spring of 2011 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpah085’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in -July, 2011. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpah085’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpah085’. Specifically illustrated in the drawing are an open flower, flower in parts with petals detached, sepals detached, bare stems, leaves, and a cluster of flowers on a branch. Plants shown are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpah085’, as observed in its growth in a field nursery in Marion County, Oreg. Observed plants are 2 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal - Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulpah051’, U.S. Plant Pat. No-. 24,222 are compared to ‘Poulpah085’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpah085’ ‘Poulpah051’ Petal Count 45 50 Flower Diameter 70 mm 35 to 40 mm General Tonality White Group 155B White Group 155A of Flower Color

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 16 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 14 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Yellow Group             8D with streaks of Red Group 36A. Sepal inner surface:             Color: Yellow-Green Group 147D. Surface: Lightly pubescent.             Sepal outer surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with             intonations of Greyed-Red Group 178B. Texture: Smooth. Sepal             Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with receptacle.             Sepal Margin: Margins have weak foliaceous appendages on             three of the five sepals. Sepal size: 21 mm long, 11 mm             wide. Receptacle: Texture: Smooth. Size: 5 mm in height, 6             mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Shape: Campanulate.             Pedicel: Surface: Smooth. Length: About 30 mm. Diameter: 3             mm on average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength:             Strong. Peduncle: Length: 2 to 3 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm.             Color: Yellow-Green Group 145A. Texture: Smooth.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of             3 to 5 flower buds per stem.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Strong perfume. Duration: The             blooms have a duration on the plant of approximately 10             days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have             fully matured. Size: Flower diameter is 70 mm when open.             Flower depth is 25 mm. Flower shape: Rosette, double, with             many slightly overlapping petals of different sizes.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 45 petals             total.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are White Group             155B.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer petals Upper surface: White             Group 155B. Lower surface: White Group 155B with occasional             streaks of Red Group 50 B. Upon opening, inner petals: Upper             surface: White Group 155B. Lower surface: White Group 155B.             Basal petal spots, upon opening: Yellow Group 4D on upper             and lower surface.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Slightly reflexed. Margin: Entire and             uniform. Moderate undulations. Shape: Broad and rounded.             Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape: Rounded. Size: 35 mm (l)×40             mm (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 18 mm (-l) by 10 mm (w). Quantity: About 6.             Shape: Apex is rounded, base is acute. Color: White Group             155B.         -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:             Size: 2 mm in length. Color: Greyed-Yellow Group Quantity:             35 on average. Filaments: Color: Green-White Group 157A.             Length: 5 mm. Pistils: Length: 3 mm. Quantity: 20 on             average. Stigmas: Color: Yellow-Green Group 145D. Styles:             Color: Yellow-Green Group 145D. Location of stigmas: Level             in location relative to the length of the filaments and the             height of the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 35 cm in height,             and 30 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B.             Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length: On average,             canes are 20 cm from the base of the plant to the flowering             portion. Diameter: 6 mm. Internodes: On mature canes about             27 mm between nodes. Surface Texture: Young wood: Smooth.             Older wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 15 prickles per 10 cm of stem.             Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 7 mm.             Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.             Color: Juvenile prickles: Yellow-Green Group 152D. Mature             prickles: Greyed-Yellow Group 160A with intonations of             Greyed-Orange Group 176C.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 100 mm (l)×70 (w). Quantity: 3             leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf bearing angle to             the stem: 45 degrees. Color of juvenile foliage Upper side:             Yellow-Green Group 144A with Greyed-Purple Group at margins.             Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 144B with Greyed-Purple Group             at margins. Color of mature foliage: Upper side:             Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group             146B.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 5 mm long, 2 mm             wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly             broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely             serrated. Color: Petiole: Length: 22 mm. Diameter: 2 mm.             Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower             surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Rachis: Length:             30 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower             surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Leaflet: Quantity:             Normally 5 to 7 leaflets. Margins: Serrated. Size: On             average terminal leaflets are 45 mm long, 28 mm wide. Shape:             Generally elliptical. Base: Rounded. Apex: Acute. Texture:             Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate.             Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Moderately glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery             mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora             sparsa, rust Phragmidium spp., black spot Diplocarpon rosae,             and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniature rose class named ‘Poulpah085’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant near white flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 